xAI Launches Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite: Low-Cost Text-to-Video at $0.02/sec for 480p

xAI has officially launched the Video 1.5 Lite model within the Grok Imagine API, positioning it as a workhorse for text-to-video and image-to-video generation. The release features aggressive pricing, costing just $0.02 per second at 480p, $0.03 at 720p, and $0.14 at 1080p. The model is now accessible to developers via the OpenRouter platform.